Otto Győr

Otto Győr
Palatine of Hungary
Reign 1066
Predecessor Rado
Successor Rodowan
Noble family gens Győr
Died after 1066

Otto (Atha) from the kindred Győr (Hungarian: Győr nembeli Ottó or Atha; died after 1066) was a Hungarian noble, who served as palatine (Latin: palatinus) in 1066, during the reign of Solomon, King of Hungary.[1] He was the ancestor of the gens Győr, which flourished until the 17th century.[2]

His father was Győr.[3] Otto functioned as ispán (Latin: comes) of Somogy County in 1061.[4] During that time he founded the Zselicszentjakab Abbey, a Benedictine monastery at Zselicszentjakab in Somogy County.[5] The monastery was dedicated to the Apostle Saint James the Great.[6] The deed of the foundation of the monastery is the first extant charter issued by a nobleman in the Kingdom of Hungary.[7] Both King Solomon, whom Otto supported, and Duke Géza were, in 1065 or 1066, present at the consecration.[8]

Otto had no legitimiate son, but took care of his wife and adopted child. However he excluded them from inheritance of the monastery and entrusted the decision to the king. Later, the patron of the Zselicszentjakab Abbey was the Szentgyörgyi family.[2]

References

  1. Zsoldos 2011, p. 15.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Markó 2006, p. 229.
  3. Zsoldos 2011, p. 340.
  4. Zsoldos 2011, p. 191.
  5. Berend, Laszlovszky & Szakács 2007, p. 354.
  6. Csóka 1994, p. 749.
  7. Engel 2001, p. 39.
  8. Engel 2001, p. 44.

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Otto
Born: ? Died: after 1066
Political offices
Preceded by
first known
Ispán of Somogy
1061
Succeeded by
Grab
Preceded by
Rado
Palatine of Hungary
1066
Succeeded by
Rodowan